The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
प्रेत उवाच ॥ कथितं हि मया पूर्वं यद्वृत्तं हि पुरातनम् ॥ वाचकाय तु यद्दत्तं सुवर्णस्य च माषकम्
preta uvāca || kathitaṃ hi mayā pūrvaṃ yadvṛttaṃ hi purātanam || vācakāya tu yad dattaṃ suvarṇasya ca māṣakam
ప్రేతుడు అన్నాడు—మునుపే జరిగిన ఆ ప్రాచీన వృత్తాంతాన్ని నేను చెప్పాను; పాఠకునికి బంగారు మాషకము ఒకటి దానముగా ఇచ్చబడింది।
Preta
It provides an explicit speech marker (preta uvāca) and reiterates the economy of patronage around recitation, a key feature of Purāṇic dissemination.
No location is named in this verse.
Even small acts of support to cultural-religious labor (recitation) are framed as ethically meaningful within the narrative logic.
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